diff --git a/depends/packages/expat.mk b/depends/packages/expat.mk
--- a/depends/packages/expat.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/expat.mk
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package=expat
-$(package)_version=2.2.6
-$(package)_download_path=https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/releases/download/R_2_2_6/
+$(package)_version=2.2.7
+$(package)_download_path=https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/releases/download/R_2_2_7/
 $(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.bz2
-$(package)_sha256_hash=17b43c2716d521369f82fc2dc70f359860e90fa440bea65b3b85f0b246ea81f2
+$(package)_sha256_hash=cbc9102f4a31a8dafd42d642e9a3aa31e79a0aedaa1f6efd2795ebc83174ec18
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
-  $(package)_config_opts=--disable-shared --without-docbook
+  $(package)_config_opts=--disable-shared --without-docbook --without-tests --without-examples
   $(package)_config_opts_linux=--with-pic
 endef
 
diff --git a/doc/dependencies.md b/doc/dependencies.md
--- a/doc/dependencies.md
+++ b/doc/dependencies.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 | Boost | [1.70.0](https://www.boost.org/users/download/) | 1.58.0 | No |  |  |
 | Clang |  | [3.4](http://llvm.org/releases/download.html) (C++14 support) |  |  |  |
 | CMake |  | [3.13](https://cmake.org/download/) |  |  |  |
-| Expat | [2.2.6](https://libexpat.github.io/) |  | No | Yes |  |
+| Expat | [2.2.7](https://libexpat.github.io/) |  | No | Yes |  |
 | fontconfig | [2.12.6](https://www.freedesktop.org/software/fontconfig/release/) |  | No | Yes |  |
 | FreeType | [2.7.1](http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype) |  | No |  |  |
 | GCC |  | [5.0](https://gcc.gnu.org/) (C++14 support) |  |  |  |